McDonald’s is planned at the Shops at Race Track Rd under development in St. Johns County.
The county issued a building permit Aug. 19 for the 3,859-square-foot project at a cost of $1.44 million. The shopping center is under construction about 3 miles west of Interstate 95 and 4.5 miles north of County Road 210.
Davies General Contracting LLC of McDonough, Georgia, is the contractor. Bohler, an engineering company headquartered in Virginia with offices in Jacksonville, is the civil engineer. Houston-based developer Hunington Properties, through St. John’s at Racetrack LLC, is the landowner.
The St. Johns River Water Management District issued an environmental resource permit June 25 for the restaurant at 4630 Race Track Road. Site plans show 38 parking spaces and a dual drive-thru.
Other confirmed tenants at the Shops at Race Track Rd, according to broker Atlantic Retail, include Another Broken Egg Cafe, Avecina urgent care and Dutch Bros Coffee. A site map also shows a nail salon and Desi Chowrastha, a restaurant and market that specializes in South Asian flavors.
A KFC was announced in August 2024 but did not materialize, according to Atlantic Retail.
Farther south, another McDonald’s is planned in St. Augustine. The county began reviewing plans July 1 for the restaurant at 240 Blackford Way in the Winn-Dixie-anchored Shores Village Plaza off U.S. 1. The county’s development review committee discussed the plans July 23.
McDonald’s was founded in 1954 in San Bernardino, California, and now operates more than 36,000 restaurants in about 100 countries, according to McDonalds.com. As of July 31, there were 882 McDonald’s locations in Florida and 13,658 nationwide, according to ScrapeHero.com.